The Dallas Opera has named soprano Joyce El-Khoury the 2022 “Maria Callas Debut Artist of the Year” for her Dallas Opera debut as Leïla in Bizet’s “The Pearl Fishers.” The award, named for the unofficial “godmother” of The Dallas Opera, is given to a single performer each season in recognition of a particularly memorable and outstanding company debut. El-Khoury won {…}
The Dallas Opera has announced that it will no longer charge any subscription fees for thedallasopera.TV. The company noted that all content will now be free to all users though there will be some original pay-per-view projects at lower costs. “The Dallas Opera is pleased to expand access to thedallasopera.TV by removing the paywall for our audiences,” said Ian Derrer, TDO Kern Wildenthal General Director {…}
The Dallas Opera will present a recital starring tenor Javier Camarena and pianist Ángel Rodríguez on March 26. The showcase will see the duo take on works by Verdi and Donizetti. “Just over two years ago, I had the opportunity to hear Javier Camarena and Ángel Rodríguez in Madrid—his thrilling high notes, charm, musical versatility, and charisma captured the audience from the {…}
The Dallas Opera has announced its 2022-23 season. The season opens with Verdi’s “Rigoletto.” Emmanuel Villaume conducts a cast starring George Gagnidze, Madison Leonard, René Barbera, Nadia Krasteva, Raymond Aceto, Nicholas Newtown, Erik Earl Larson, Julius Ahn, Alison Bolshoi, and Malcolm Payne Jr., among others. The production will be directed by Tomer Zvulun and is presented in collaboration with Houston {…}
The Dallas Opera is set to present Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” starting on March 19, 2022. The opera will be headlined by Lucas Meachem, Alasdair Kent, Wallis Giunta, Valeriano Lanchas, Adam Lau, Courtney Maina and Prosper Makhanya. Conductor Lina González-Granados, a TDO Hart Institute for Women Directors alumna, will make her debut in the pit. Tara Faircloth directs. The {…}
The Dallas Opera will premiere Jonathan Dove and April De Angelis’ “Flight” starting on March 4, 2022. The opera, which is based on the true story that also inspired Steven Spielberg’s “The Terminal” will runt through the 12th and stars John Holiday, Abigail Rethwisch, Elena Villalón, Andrew Stenson, Seth Carico, Zachary James, Will Liverman, Deanne Meek, Kristen Choi, and Catherine {…}
The Dallas Opera has announced a cast change for its upcoming production of “Flight.” The company revealed that Abigail Rethwisch and Deanne Meek will join the cast as the Controller and Older Woman, respectively, taking over for Jessica Pratt and Karita Mattila, who were previously announced and have withdrawn for personal reasons. Rethwisch debuted with The Dallas Opera during the {…}
The Dallas Opera is set to return to the stage with a production of “Madame Butterfly.” The production, which opens at the Winspear Opera House, on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022 will star Latonia Moore, Evan LeRoy Johnson, Kirstin Chávez, Michael Adams, Martin Bakari, Hyung Yun, and Adam Lau. Music Director Emmanuel Villaume will conduct a production directed by Laurie Feldman. {…}
The Dallas Opera is now streaming “Unknown” on its official channels. The work, which was written by composer Shawn Okpebholo with texts by poet Marcus Amaker, is a song cycle for three solo voices and chamber ensemble. “Unknown,” which had its premiere at Wolf Trap in October, was co-commissioned by The Dallas Opera, UrbanArias, Opera Colorado Minnesota Opera, Opera Birmingham, {…}
The Dallas Opera has named a new director of operations. Walker Beard will take over the new position, which was created after a recent restructuring of the Production, Technical, and Artistic teams. In his new capacity he will work alongside The Dallas Opera’s leading directors on artistic planning and will oversee the production team and its artistic administration. Beard’s previous {…}
The Dallas Opera has announced the eight finalists for its National Vocal Competition on Oct. 29, 2021. The finalists include soprano Sylvia D’Eramo, soprano Katherine Henry, soprano Chasiti Lashay, mezzo-soprano Sun-Ly Pierce, tenor Efraín Corralejo, baritone Blake Denson, bass-baritone Evan Lazdowski, and bass Ricardo Ceballos de la Mora. They will perform alongside the Dallas Opera Orchestra under the musical direction of Emmanuel Villaume. D’Eramo is set to perform the “Song to {…}